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How France and the US can work to stabilise the Sahel
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
Making cyber security an integral part of a European approach to the Indo-Pacific could provide a framework for cooperation with EU partners in the region
Circumventing the regime to support Syrians on the ground is difficult but Europeans need to adjust their Syria policy in favour of this effort
The European People’s Party tolerated Fidesz for far too long. Its de facto expulsion should be a turning point in the relationship between the EU and Orbán’s Hungary
The US needs to swiftly re-energise diplomacy with Iran rather than be sucked into new tit-for-tat military strikes
What Global Britain means may be starting to take shape – but its emphasis appears more on the “Britain” than the “global”
Many in Europe think Russia is in decline, but basing EU policy on such deterministic thinking is a mistake. The EU should deal with Russia of today, not with that of 2050 or 2070
Europeans should resist the temptation to exploit the strain in the US-Saudi relationship for short-term, narrow, and self-interested gains
Europe and the United States have an opportunity to mount a major diplomatic effort that could halt the fighting and lead the way to political talks
Italy can play an active role in shaping European defence policy – if it avoids getting distracted by its internal political tribulations